North Germanic Submitted Names

Tomina f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tomine.

Tommas m Cornish, Danish (Rare)
Cornish form and Danish variant of Thomas.

Tompa m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Tomas, Tommy, and in some rare cases, Torbjörn.

Tona f Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, African American
Diminutive of Antonia. In Scandinavia it is also used as a variant of Tone (the Norwegian form of Þone).... [more]

Tonja f Danish, Finnish, Slovene (Rare)
Slovene short form of Antonija and Scandinavian short form of Antonia as well as a variant of Tonje.

Tönnes m Swedish (Rare)
Originally a German variant of Tönius, a diminutive of Antonius.

Tønnes m Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonius.

Tønni f Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torny.

Tonny m & f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Central African
Variant of Toni 1 and Toni 2, which are short forms of Anton and Antonia respectively... [more]

Tóra f Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse variant and Faroese form of Þóra.

Toralf m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), German
Younger form of Þóralfr.

Toralv m Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Toralf.

Torarin m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þórarinn.

Torarna f Norwegian (Archaic, ?)
Norwegian form of Þórarna.

Torberg m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þórbergr.

Tórbjørt f Faroese
Faroese variant of Torbjørt.

Torbjørt f Faroese
Faroese combination of þórr "thunder" and bjartr "light", "shining".

Tordar m Norwegian
Either a variant form of Tord, a combination of Þórðr, Tord and herr "army" or þórr "thunder" and sufix -dar/-ðar.

Tordh m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tord.

Tordine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tord.

Tórdis f Faroese
Faroese variant of Tordis.

Tordur m Norwegian, Danish
Danish and Norwegian form of Þórður and Tórður.

Torfheiður f Icelandic (Archaic)
Possibly formed from Torfi or Old Norse torf "turf, sod" combined with heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath"... [more]

Torfhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
From Torfi or Old Norse torf "turf, sod" combined with hildr "battle". This was borne by the Icelandic author Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm (1845-1918), who is frequently referred to as the first Icelandic woman novelist.

Torfi m Icelandic, Old Norse
Variant of Þórviðr and Tiǫrvi. May also be derived directly from Old Norse torf "turf".

Torfred m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Þórfreðr.

Torfrid f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Þórfríðr.

Torfríð f Faroese
Faroese form of Þórfríðr.

Tórfríður m Faroese
Variant of Torfríður.

Torfríður m Faroese
Faroese younger form of Þórfreðr.

Torgal m Norwegian
Variant of Torgard.

Torgärd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Þorgerðr.

Torgard m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þorgarðr.

Torgaut m Old Norwegian, Medieval Scandinavian
Torgaut was the name of a Torgaut Jonson who was assumed to be the son of knight Jon Ragnvaldson who was the founder of the Smør house around the mid 13th century for being lord of Blindheim at the time, the Smør house was one of the few remaining original Norwegian houses that survived from being wiped out by the Black Plague.... [more]

Torgerd f Danish, Norwegian, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Danish form of Þorgerðr.

Tórgerð f Faroese
Variant of Torgerð.

Torgerð f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Þorgerðr.

Torgestur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Þórgestr.

Torgil m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Torgils.

Torgjerd f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þorgerðr.

Torgrímur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Þórgrímr.

Torgun f Swedish, Norwegian
Modern Swedish form of Thorgun.

Torgunn f Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Þórgunnr.

Tórhallur m Faroese
Faroese form of Þórhallr.

Tóri m Faroese
Faroese form of Thori.

Torild m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Thorild, a Swedish dialectal form of Thorald.

Torina f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tora.

Torine f Norwegian
Variant of Torina.

Tórir m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Þórir.

Torje m Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Torgeir.

Torjus m Norwegian
Variant of Torgils.

Törkell m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Thorketil.

Torkell m Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Torkel.

Torkil m Norwegian, Danish, Faroese
Modern form of the Old Norse name Þórketill meaning "Thor's cauldron".

Torkild m Danish
Danish younger form of Thorkil.

Torkjel m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Torkjell.

Tørkjell m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Torkjell.

Torkjell m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þórkæll.

Torlacus m Old Danish
Latinized form of Þórlakr.

Torlak m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish younger form of Þorlákr.

Torlaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Þórlaug.

Torleik m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórleikr.

Torleiv m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þorleifr.

Torleivur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Þórlæifr.

Torlek m Danish (Rare)
Danish modern form of Þórlæikr.

Torlif m Danish (Rare)
Danish variant of Torleif.

Torlof m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Thorlof.

Tormóður m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Þórmóðr.

Tormund m Norwegian, Literature, Popular Culture
Modern Norwegian form of Þórmundr. Tormund Giantsbane is a character in the book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' (1996-present) by American author George R. R. Martin, and the TV series 'Game of Thrones' (2011-2019).

Törner m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of the Old Swedish name Thyrnir meaning "thorn, spike", ultimately derived from Old Norse þyrnir.

Torodd m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Þóroddr.

Tóroddur m Faroese
Faroese form of Þóroddr.

Torolf m Norwegian
Modern form of Þórolfr.

Torøy f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian younger form of Þórey.

Torráðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse torráðr meaning 'embarrassing'.

Torsteinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Torstein.

Tórður m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Þórðr.

Torulf m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Either a variant of Torolf, which is derived from Old Norse Þórólfr, or else a combination of Tor and Ulf.

Torun f Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Torunn.

Tórunn f Faroese
Faroese form of Þórunnr.

Tórur m Faroese
Faroese form of Þórr.

Torvard m Swedish, Norwegian
Younger form of Þorvarðr.

Torveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Þórveig.

Torvi f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Þórví.

Toste m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Tósti.

Tósti m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Þórstæinn.

Tóta f Faroese, Icelandic (Rare)
Faroese and Icelandic diminutive of Tóra.

Tote m Old Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Thorsten.

Totta m Swedish
Variant of Totte.

Totta f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tutta.

Totte m Swedish
Diminutive of Torsten. Sometimes also used as a diminutive of other names starting with To-.

Totti m Old Norse, German, Swedish
Old Norse diminutive of Þórsteinn as well as a German and Swedish diminutive of Torsten and Thorsten.

Tov m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Tolv.

Tóva f Faroese
Faroese form of Tófa.

Towa f Swedish
Variant of Tova 2.

Towe f Swedish
Variant of Tove.

Trasamund m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Thrasamund.

Trausti m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse traustr meaning "trusty, firm, strong".

Treysti m Faroese
Faroese form of Trausti.

Treystir m Faroese
Variant of Treysti.

Trinelise f Norwegian
Combination of Trine and Lise.

Trinemia f Faroese
Combination of Trine and Mia.

Trinka f & m Medieval Scandinavian

Trinken f Norwegian
Norwegian diminutive of Trine (via Low German and Frisian Trinchen).

Triúnn m Old Norse
From Old Norse trjónn (compare with Faroese trónur meaning "nose, snout") or formed from Old Norse trjóna meaning "nose, snout".

Trjónn m Old Norse
From Old Norse trjóna "nose, snout".

Troed m Swedish (Rare)
From Old Swedish Troghed, ultimately derived from Old Norse Þórgautr.

Troja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish form of Troy, the name of the ancient city in Turkey that appears in Homer's 'Iliad'.

Trolle m Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names (mostly surnames) starting with Troll-. Trolle is also a Swedish and Danish surname.

Tron m Norwegian
Variant of Trond.

Tronda f Norwegian
Female form of Trond or from the place name Trondheim. The father of the first girl named Tronda came from Trondheim.

Tróndur m Faroese
Faroese form of Þróndr.

Trostan m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Trostann.

Trostann m Old Norse
From Old Norse trostan-n meaning 'leader'.

Trotte m Swedish
Swedish form of Þrótti.

Trú f Icelandic
From Icelandic trú meaning "faith".

Trued m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Troed.

Truels m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Troels.

Trúgvi m Faroese
Faroese variant of Trygvi.

Trulsa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Truls.

Trúmann m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Truman.

Trygg m Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse tryggr "trustworthy".

Tryggúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse tryggr "trustworthy" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf."

Trygvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Tryggvi.

Tua f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Tova 2, a feminine form of Tue or a short form of Perpetua... [more]

Tubbe m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Thorbiorn.

Tule m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Tóli or a variant of Thule.

Túli m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Tóli.

Túlir m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Tólir.

Tulir m Old Danish
Maybe an Old Danish form of Tólir.

Tulla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From Swedish tulta and Norwegian tulle, both meaning "little girl".

Tullan f Swedish
Swedish variant of Tulla.

Tulle f Danish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tulla.

Tullia f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Tullius; in former times, it was occasionally used as a Latinization of Tolla.

Tullik f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Tulla.

Tumas m Maltese, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Maltese and Icelandic form of Thomas.

Tume m Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Tumi.

Túmi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Tómi.

Tumi m Old Danish, Icelandic
Old Danish and Icelandic form of Túmi.

Tummas m Faroese
Faroese form of Thomas.

Tummi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Tómi.

Turi f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Turid.

Turilde f Norwegian
Norwegian (Hordaland dialectal) variant of Torild, a cognate of Torhild.

Turina f Swedish (Rare)

Turine f Norwegian
Variant of Turina.

Tutta f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Tutti, a diminutive of Dorothea. Swedish usage could possibly be from Swedish tutta "little girl" (compare Tulla and Stinta)... [more]

Tuttan f Swedish
Variant of Tutta.

Tutti f & m German, Norwegian (Archaic), Popular Culture, Italian
German diminutive of Gertrude and other names containing the Germanic element thrud meaning "strength". This was used for one of Barbie's little sisters, now discontinued.

Tuvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Tuva and the popular name suffix li.

Tuvalie f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tuvali.

Tuvalisa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Tuva and Lisa.

Tuve m Swedish, Old Swedish
Variant of Tófi (compare Danish Tue).

Tvennumbrúni m Old Norse
Old Norse byname meaning "with double eyebrows".

Tyke m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
From the Old Norse name Týki, a diminutive of Þórketill (making it a variant of Tóki; see Toki)... [more]

Týlir m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Tólir.

Týra f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Tyra.

Tyre f Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Þórví traditionally found in Scania.

Tyrgils m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Þórgísl.

Tyrgrim m Old Norse, Anglo-Saxon
Combination of the names Tyr and Grim.

Tyri f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
From the Ancient Scandinavian name Þýri.

Tyrvi m Old Norse
Either derived from the name of the Norse god Týr (see Tyr) or from Old Norse tyrfi meaning "resinous fir-tree, fatwood".

Ubbe m Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ubbi or diminutive of Urban.

Ubbea f East Frisian (?), Swedish (?)
Possibly a variation of Ubbe.

Ubbi m Norse Mythology, Old Danish, Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Danish byname and given name, which might be derived from Úlfr or from Old Norse úfr (Proto-Norse *ūƀ-) meaning "unfriendly".

Ud m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Oddr.

Udd m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Oddr.

Udde m Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Oddr.

Udder m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Oddr and Old Danish form of Otr.

Úddi m Icelandic
Meaning uncertain; possibly an Icelandic form of Oddr.

Uddi m Old Danish, Old Norse
Variant of Oddr.

Uddo m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Oddr.

Uddolf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Uddulfr.

Uddulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse oddr "point of a weapon" and ulfr "wolf".

Uddvarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements oddr "spear" and varr "attentive".

Úfeigr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ú "un-" (negative prefix) and feigr "fey", "doomed to die" or from Old Norse úfeigr "not fey, not doomed to die, one who will live a long life".

Ugge m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Uggi.

Uggi m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic, Danish (Rare)
Variant and modern form of Uggr.

Uggr m Old Norse
From Old Norse uggr meaning "fear, apprehension".

Ugla f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Old Norse ugla "owl".

Ugluspegill m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Literally means "owl mirror", derived from Icelandic ugla "owl" combined with spegill "mirror, looking glass".... [more]

Úlfa f Icelandic
Feminine form of Úlfur.

Úlfarna f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ulfr "wolf" and ǫrn "eagle".

Ulfarr m Old Norse
Variant form of Ulfgæirr and a combination of ulfr "wolf" and herr "army".

Úlfdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".

Úlfey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Formed from Úlfur and Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune"... [more]

Ulff m Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ulf.

Ulfgæirr m Old Norse
Combination of ulfr "wolf" and geirr "spear".

Úlfgeirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse geirr "spear".

Ulfhard m Medieval German, Medieval Scandinavian
Variant form of Wulfhard and in some cases also of Odalfrid. For the latter, also compare the Frisian cognates Olfert and Ulfert.

Úlfhéðinn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ulfheðinn.

Ulfheðinn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ulfr "wolf" and heðinn "jacket of fur or skin".

Úlfhildr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements ulfr meaning "wolf" and hildr meaning "battle". An 11th-century Norwegian princess bore this name.

Úlfhildur f Icelandic
Younger form of Úlfhildr.

Ulfiat m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Wulfgeat.

Ulfied m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Wluiet.

Ulfkæll m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Ulfkætill.

Ulfkætill m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ulfr "wolf" and ketill "cauldron hat, helmet".

Úlfkell m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic variant of Ulfkæll.

Ulfkell m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Úlfkell.

Úlfketill m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also Kettil).

Ulfkil m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ulfkæll.

Úlfliótr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ulfliútr.

Ulfliútr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ulfr "wolf" and -ljótr "shining, bright".

Úlfljótur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Úlfliótr.

Úlfrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ulfríkr.

Ulfrik m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Ulfríkr.

Ulfríkr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ulfr "wolf" and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".

Úlftýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ulfr meaning "wolf" and týr meaning "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).

Úlfviðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse viðr "tree".

Ullabell f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ullabella.

Ullabella f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Bella.

Ullabeth f Swedish (Rare)
Rare combination of Ulla and Elisabeth.

Ullabrit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullabritt.

Ullabritt f Swedish
Combination of Ulla and Britt.

Ullabritta f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullabritt.

Ullacarin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullakarin.

Ullakarin f Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish combination of Ulla and Karin.

Ulla-Maj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Maj 2.

Ullavi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish combination of Ulla and vé 'home, temple, sanctuary'.

Ullbritt f Swedish (Rare)
Rare variant of Ullabritt.

Ulle m Swedish
Diminutive of Ulrik.

Ullevi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullavi.

Ullis f Swedish
Diminutive of Ulrika.

Ullvi f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Ullavi.

Ulricus m Danish (Rare)
Latinized form of Ulrik.

Úlrik m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ulrik.

Ulv m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Ulf.

Ulva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Ulfva, an Old Swedish byname meaning "she-wolf".... [more]

Úlvar m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Ulfarr.

Ulvar m Old Swedish, Norwegian
Old Swedish and Norwegian younger form of Ulfarr.

Ulver m Danish
Danish modern form of Ulfarr.

Úlvheðin m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Ulfheðinn.

Úlvhild f Faroese
Faroese form of Ulvhild.

Ulvhild f Medieval Scandinavian
Composed of the elements ulv ("wolf") and hild ("battle")... [more]

Ulvrek m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Úlfrekr.

Úlvur m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Úlfr.

Una f Old Norse, Old Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Latvian
Feminine form of UnR, Une and Uno.

Undina f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Unda.

Undis f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Variant of Unndís. Used by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren in her novel 'Ronia the Robber's daughter'.

Unker m Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Othinkar.

Unna f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse unna "to love" or unnr "wave".

Unnbjörn m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and bjǫrn "bear".

Unndís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Unndór m Icelandic
Variant of Unnþór.

Unnsteinn m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love" combined with steinn "stone".

Unnþór m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and þórr "thunder".

Unnúlfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Unulf.

Unnveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and veig "power, strength".

Unny f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Unni.

Úranía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Urania.

Úranus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Uranus.

Urda f Literature, German (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
A modernised form of Urd.... [more]

Uria m Dutch (Rare), Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.

Úrœkja m Old Norse
From Old Norse úrœkja meaning "to neglect, to not ask after, to reck not".

Urselia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean), Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Ursula.

Ursilla f Swedish (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Ursille f Norwegian
Variant of Ursula.

Úrsúla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ursula.

Urð f Faroese
Faroese form of Urðr.

Urða f Faroese
Faroese form of Urda.

Urður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Urd.

Uðr f & m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Old Norse form of Unnr. In Norse mythology, Unnr was a billow maiden and one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.... [more]

Uthwagin m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Óþvaginn.

Utilia f German, Danish
Variant of Otilia.... [more]

Utr m Old Norse
Variant of Otr.

Uv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Ulv.

Uve m Frisian, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Frisian form of Ove.

Uxi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse byname and given name meaning "ox".

Vaadjuv m Norwegian (Archaic)

Vaage m Danish
Danish form of Våge.

Vaarin f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Vårin.

Vædher m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Veðr.

Væringr m Old Norse
From Old Norse VæringR meaning "Varangian, Northern warrior who served as lifeguard to the emperors of Constantinople" The word derives from Old Norse várar meaning "solemn vow, oath" with an -ingr-ending (ingr-endings are quite common in Old Norse names... [more]

Vætildr f Old Norse, Algonquian
Probably an Old Norse form of an unknown Algonquian or Beothuk name, though the second element coincides with Old Norse hildr meaning "battle".

Vafþrúðnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the mightily entangling one". This is the name of a wise giant in Norse mythology.

Våge m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Vagn.

Vaghn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Vagn.

Vagna f Faroese, Icelandic
Feminine form of Vagn.

Vagnbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Vagnborg.

Vagner m Danish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Vagner.... [more]

Vagnur m Faroese
Faroese form of Vagn.

Vaila f Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)
Taken from the name of a small island off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a traditional Shetlandic girls' name.

Vailet f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Violet reflecting the English pronunciation.

Vajlet f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vailet.

Vaka f Icelandic
Feminine form of Vakur.

Vakr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse vakr ''wakeful, watchful, alert, valiant, brave, fast''.

Vakur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Vakr.

Vala f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).

Valbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "those slain in battle" and bjǫrk meaning "birch tree" (compare Björk)... [more]

Valbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Valbjǫrn.

Valbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese modern form of Valbjǫrn.

Valbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and bjǫrn "bear".

Valbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements valr "those slain in battle" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Primitive Germanic *walha- meaning "Celtic, foreign".

Valde m Swedish
Short form of Valdemar.

Valdimar m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Valdemar.

Valdine f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Diminutive of names containing the element vald- as well as a feminine form of masculine names containing the element vald-, first and foremost Valdemar.

Valdis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Younger form of Valdís.

Valdus m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Derived from the Norse name element valdr "power, leader, ruler".

Valentínus m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valentinus.

Valería f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Valeria.